by Mark Kurlansky (Author)
Homer called salt a divine substance, while Plato described it as especially dear to the gods. Kurlansky blends political, commercial, scientific, religious and culinary records into this history of the substance which he claims shaped civilization from the beginning.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 496
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd
Published: 31 Jan 2002
ISBN 10: 0224060848
ISBN 13: 9780224060844